UK ISLAND 1st PRESS - MOTT THE HOOPLE - 1969 FIRST LP - PINK i TEXTURED LABEL

	£		56
	$		74

HERE WE H AVE AN ORIGINAL VERY FIRST PRESS OF THE CLASSIC PSYCH / ROCK / BLUES ALBUM 'MOTT THE HOOPLE'

UP THERE WITH 'TURQUIOSE' LED ZEPPELIN 1, IN TERMS OF RARETY.  A2, B1 MATRICES SIGNIFY THE EARLIEST AVAILABLE CUT OF THIS LP.  YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO FIND ANOTHER ONE IN THIS TOP STUNNING ORIGINAL CONDITION.

MOTT THE HOOPLE

ISLAND ILPS 9108

1969 UK PRESSING BY PHILIPS

RECORD CONDITION - EXCELLENT+

ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE -  EXCELLENT

NEW WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE - MINT

MARTICES:

SIDE 1 - ILPS 9108 A2

SIDE 2 - ILPS 9108 B1

This album was issued in 1969 on Chris Blackwell's 'Island' label, pressed (at that time)  by Philips in the UK.  It was recorded in the summer of 1969.  This first press is very rare and is rarely offered for sale in this sort of beautiful condition.  There is a sensible reserve set and a very low start price.  This is comodity vinyl, invest wisely, it's only going to go up in value.  Currently estimated at a value of £100.00 by the official 'Rare Record Price Guide' on which all UK vinyl valuations are based, I can see this one increasing in value over the next few years, so get in while you can!  I have 100% feed back and most of my customers consider my gradings conservative, please see feed back comments and the the note on 'grading' at the bottom of this listing.  No quible refund offered on any record that you are not 100% happy with.

UK Postage is Royal Mail Recorded delivery (covers up to £50.00 loss or damage) or Royal Mail Special Delivery (which includes full insurance).  It goes without saying that I strongly recomend the use of Royal Mail Special Delivery for this item.

International postage is via Royal Mail International 'signed for' service and the rate quoted covers insurance.

MORE HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES BELOW:

POSTAGE AND PACKING INCLUDING MULTIPLE WIN DISCOUNTS FOR 7” SINGLES & EPs AND LPs

PLEASE NOTE, IMPORTANT:: I am more than happy to offer large postage discounts for multiple wins, after all, it’s the postage that deflates collectors enthusiasm for buying ‘on line’, however, as a seller on eBay I have to cover my costs.  For this reason it is vital that you wait for your invoice before paying for multiple items.  Once you have paid for an item, I package and post immediately, so if you pay for one, then pay for another one two hours later, there’s a good chance that the first one will already be packed and labelled, ready to post (if not already posted, in fact), in which case, I will be unable to offer postage discounts.  I am happy to delay the invoice for up to 5 working days if you are bidding on multiple items, beyond that, please send me a message to extend, so that I know what’s going on.

GRADINGS:  Are those used by ‘Record Collector’ magazine and ‘The Rare Record Price Guide’ (otherwise known as RRPG), both of which I contribute to by way of articles on rare records, updated guide prices and images for the RRPG web site www.rarerecordpriceguide.com .  If you subscribe to this web site, you will recognise images I have submitted from the small ‘Blue Jay’ bird in the bottom right (sometimes left) hand corner of the image.  If you do not subscribe, then I recommend that you do if you are a serious collector.  Click on the link above to sign up for a free trail. 

I try to play grade as many records as possible, but it is not always possible to do this, so if you feel that any record you have purchased is not graded accurately, please let me know.  I offer a ‘no quibble’ refund on any item if you are not 100% happy with it, provided you have not left negative feed back before contacting me.  Records which have been ‘play graded’ have been done so in my home studio on broadcast quality equipment at a comfortable listening volume.  All equipment is professional grade and includes EMT turntables, Alice (BBC spec. mixing desk), Denon (professional) amplifier and Bose 802 (installation) monitor speakers.  You may have a more or less sensitive HiFi system than this, but I believe that it provides a fair ‘industry reference’ quality grading.  Of course grading will always be subjective to some extent, which is why I offer a ‘no quibble’ refund as outlined above, should you not agree with my grading.  By way of clarification, the RRPG grading descriptions are listed below:  I will on occasions use + and – signs to indicate a grading which falls between the following descriptions in order to give a more accurate idea of condition.

E.G. M- (near mint), EX+, EX-, VG+, VG-, G+.

M – Mint - Description: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EX – Excellent - Description: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packag­ing might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VG – Very Good - Description: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable sur­face marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

G – Good - Description: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

F – Fair - Description: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for prop­erly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

P – Poor - Description: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

B – Bad -  Description: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.